FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

2nd APFIC ad hoc working group meeting

24/02/2022-25/02/2022 Virtual, Bangkok, Thailand

 

As concluded at the first meeting of ad hoc Working Group on the future of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC), convened 18-19 August 2021, the second meeting of the ad hoc Working Group will be convened in virtual format on the 24-25 February 2022 to discuss the results of questionnaires completed by APFIC member countries and options for the future of APFIC in order to develop the recommendations for the 78th Executive Committee meeting.

PROVISIONAL AGENDA AND TIMETABLE 

Session 1: 24 February 2022, 11.00-14.00 (Bangkok, UCT +7)

11.00 - 11.10
  1. Opening of the meeting

11.10 - 11.25
  1. Adoption of the Agenda

11.25 - 11.45
  1. Brief summary of why the ad hoc working group was convened, terms of reference and the outcomes of the preparatory meeting (18-19 August 2021). Short update on the changes to background review

11.45 - 12.15
  1. Presentation results of Regional Organization interviews

12.15 - 12.30

Short break

12.30 - 14.00
  1. Presentation of the analysis of results of Member country questionnaire

 

Session 2: 25 February 2022, 11.00-14.00 (Bangkok, UCT +7)

11.00 - 1145
  1. Analysis of the options in background review

11.45 - 12.15
  1. Legal advice required for follow up actions to enact identified options

12.15 - 12.30

Short break

12.30 - 13.00
  1. Recommendation on options for the Executive Committee

13.00 - 13.15
  1. Other follow-up actions required

13.15 - 13.45
  1. Other matters

13.45 - 14.00
  1. Adoption of the Recommendations